Home defense round check...

[11thChamberedAIWB]

Forgot to switch ammo before heading to the range this morning and spent 4 mags/38 rounds of home defense on paper targets.
At least I know they kick the same as my range reloads. I never realized the mistake until I went to reload the cleaned gun.
Ok, fess up- How many of you have done that?

[200Apples]

Welcome to calguns.

I function test 25 rounds of the more expensive hollerpoint Federal HST in my home defense .45 auto roughly once per season; once every three months. This way, I know the remaining 25 rounds is good to go, and the second 50-round box of that lot number is too.

This way my HD cartridge stock is consistently, albeit slowly, replenished.

I do the same with the other firearms that may find their way into the house from time to time: a 16" .357 lever carbine and an 18" 12 ga pump.

[Jta]

Not home defense rounds per say but I have shot Barnes copper hunting rounds by mistake at paper targets.

[Notpc]

Even after swapping magazines, you didn't notice? Hmmm.

[Lonestargrizzly]

Ive done that before.
Let a complete stranger at the range shoot a whole mag of golden sabre .40's.
He was like wow this gun has a lot of kick!
Thought he was crazy until I couldn't find my carry mag

[smittty]

I've done it, once. Since then I mark the lead free hunting ammo so I can't mistake it.

I brought some to the range yesterday in the same box as my plinking ammo but put a strip of blue tape over it.

[CoopsDad]

I burn through my HD ammo every 6 months just to keep fresh stuff in the magazine and to stay familiar with the recoil and report of the good stuff.

[Doheny]

I burn through my HD ammo every 6 months just to keep fresh stuff in the magazine and to stay familiar with the recoil and report of the good stuff.

I shoot mine yearly so if I do by mistake it's not the end of the world.

[tomk556]

I burn through my HD ammo every 6 months just to keep fresh stuff in the magazine and to stay familiar with the recoil and report of the good stuff.

That's good practice. I'm tempted to do the same, but once I went to order new rounds and realized that California is going to make that a big, more expensive pain in the butt now, I let it slip my mind.

[Dano3467]

Yep !

[ARDude]

If you do that, you should not be allowed to own firearms!


JK!!! I've done it too.

[TripleThreat]

I had a little hick-up last week at the range. I forgot to bring my "rapid fire" card and it was on a rare a day when wanted to rapid fire some handguns to see how they performed.

Now I have to go back and do it all over again. Poor me.

[omega]

Military ball ammunition 24/7

[Loopwell]

It's always a good idea to cycle through your carry ammo/home defense stuff.

[CinnamonBear723]

I do it regularly on purpose. Once a year minimum. Most of the time twice a year.